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FZUS51 KBOX 270005  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-271300-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT  
BRING A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY TO THE COASTAL  
WATERS. EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20  
KNOTS. CAN'T RULE OUT SOME LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY WITH TEMPS IN THE  
LOW 20S OVERNIGHT. TRENDING TOWARD CALMER WEATHER BY DECEMBER  
STANDARDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY WITH SUB-SCY CONDITIONS.  
ANOTHER LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT INTO  
MONDAY.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-271300-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
11 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-271300-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT AND MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE  
DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-271300-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
W 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
5 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-271300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS  
EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SW  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.  
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT. S AND E OF NANTUCKET, SEAS 9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO  
12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT, EXCEPT 12 TO 16 FT S AND E OF NANTUCKET.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT, EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S AND E OF NANTUCKET.    
WED  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
8 FT, EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT S AND E OF NANTUCKET.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-271300-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
3 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT  
6 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO  
15 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
10 TO 14 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO  
11 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-271300-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SNOW. FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 4 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
12 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
12 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT, BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY,  
MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO  
14 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS  
9 TO 13 FT.    
WED  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-271300-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
E 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY  
1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. RAIN AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT, BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 5 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED AND WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO  
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-271300-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW  
LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT  
AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
N 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS, BECOMING W 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT  
AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. RAIN LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED  
W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT, DIMINISHING TO 25 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-271300-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS AROUND 5 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: NE 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND W 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NE 1 FOOT AT 2 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW  
LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT  
7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
WAVE DETAIL: N 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS,  
BECOMING N 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT OR LESS. WAVE DETAIL: NW  
1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM  
IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE EVENING.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED AND WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-271300-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL:  
NE 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM  
OR LESS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT  
AT 4 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND  
FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS  
AND NE 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO 5 TO  
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT  
AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT, BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 9 FT.    
WED AND WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-271300-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SW  
1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
S 1 FOOT AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE  
MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 6 SECONDS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT  
AT 12 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 13 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS  
7 TO 10 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS  
5 TO 7 FT.    
WED AND WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-271300-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW LIKELY. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT AND MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A  
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON NIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO  
35 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-271300-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
705 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2025  
   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN  
AROUND 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.    
MON  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO  
3 NM IN THE MORNING.    
MON NIGHT  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES  
4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING.    
TUE  
W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WAVES 4 TO  
6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT AND WED  
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO  
20 KT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES  
3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
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